diff --git a/plugins/portal-highlighter-portals-my-level.user.js b/plugins/portal-highlighter-portals-my-level.user.js
index 25058345..23ca6b5f 100644
--- a/plugins/portal-highlighter-portals-my-level.user.js
+++ b/plugins/portal-highlighter-portals-my-level.user.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // @id             iitc-plugin-highlight-portals-my-level@vita10gy
 // @name           IITC plugin: highlight portals by my level
 // @category       Highlighter
-// @version        0.1.0.@@DATETIMEVERSION@@
+// @version        0.1.2.@@DATETIMEVERSION@@
 // @namespace      https://github.com/jonatkins/ingress-intel-total-conversion
 // @updateURL      @@UPDATEURL@@
 // @downloadURL    @@DOWNLOADURL@@
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ window.plugin.portalHighlighterPortalsMyLevel.aboveLevel = function(data) {
 
 window.plugin.portalHighlighterPortalsMyLevel.colorLevel = function(below,data) {
   var portal_level = data.portal.options.level;
-  var player_level = PLAYER.level;
+
+  // as portal levels can never be higher than L8, clamp the player level to this for highlight purposes
+  var player_level = Math.min(PLAYER.level,8);
+
   var opacity = .6;
   if((below && portal_level <= player_level) ||
      (!below && portal_level >= player_level)) {